Listened to an amazing documentary on Radio 4 about the MOBO awards and how the woman behind it ran the whole thing from her bedroom at one point!
I seem to remember Paddy wondering about racial issues of such an award and I think programme addresses this by putting it into context and showing history of award.

Kanya King, founder of the Music of Black Origin Awards in 1996, tells the story of her original vision and her struggle to bring the project to fruition.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/musicfeature/pip/834sf/

Just some further thoughts on my dialogue with Blighty -
A few years back I joined the WI as the very idea amused me. I thought it would be an interesting contrast to some of the feminist organisations with which I've had involvement. And also I knew that they were more than 'Jam and Jerusalem', long before 'Calendar Girls'

The various WI campaigns get addressed in 'The Archers' sometimes and as part of a feminist organisation I had once addressed a meeting of the WI on one of their campaign issues. I knew that the Wi were actually quite radical, but what I found at ground level in a particular branch was a sweet coziness and fellowship. They were lovely to me but I was very different in views and lifestyle - As said to Blighty being an unmarried lefty, living in an ex-council house did make me different. I'm sure there may be others who fit that description who are the lifeblood of their branch, but in the branch I joined I was definitely an object of curiosity.

I also realise you can't judge books by covers and I'm sure that there were many things about these women I would never have guessed, but there was a certain collective social 'front' that was different from that of many other areas of my life.

I'm siure if I put my mind to it I could write a spanking story on this subject, but perhaps Timsuzi should try his hand at it as it would lend itself to a Female/female approach...